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Nigeria’s Ambassador To South Africa, Fani-Kayode Defends Obasanjo, Atiku Over Nigeria Airways Collapse

NIGERIA’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has defended former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over the collapse and eventual.

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Africa

South Africa Deputy Police Chief Resigns Amid Sex Offence Charges

SOUTH Africa’s deputy police chief has resigned three weeks after he was charged with sexual offences. A lawyer representing Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya.

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Africa

South Africa Protests Turn Violent Amid Rage Over Asylum Ruling

ANTI-MIGRANT protests in two cities in South Africa have turned ⁠violent, with the government blaming disinformation about a court ruling on asylum seekers..

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Another 105 Stranded Nigerians Return From South Africa Through RCCG Intervention

ANOTHER batch of 105 Nigerians has returned home from South Africa amid concerns over xenophobic attacks and growing tensions affecting migrants in the.

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Africa

South Africa Summons US Ambassador, Third Time In Nine Months Over ‘Undiplomatic Conduct’

THE South African government has called in the US ambassador to “explain his undiplomatic conduct” for the third time since he arrived nine.

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Three More Nigerians Killed In South Africa Amid Fresh Xenophobic Attacks

THE Nigerian Consulate General in Johannesburg has reported the deaths of three more Nigerian citizens in South Africa following a wave of xenophobic.

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Africa

Two Mass Shootings In South Africa Leave 27 Dead In Fresh Gun Violence

TWENTY-SEVEN people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country. Seventeen.

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FG Evacuates 105 Distressed Nigerians From South Africa Amid Fresh Xenophobic Attacks

THE Federal Government has evacuated another batch of 105 distressed Nigerians from South Africa following xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other.

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Africa

South African Police Discover Body Of 10th Woman Near Johannesburg

SOUTH African police have discovered the body of another woman east of the country’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, bringing the total number of female.

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Column

What Shall We Do About South Africa? A Reply To Azu Ishiekwene By Okoye Sunday

AZU Ishiekwene asks the right question, and he is right that the World Cup answered it before any of us did. The hostility.

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Africa

Eleven Killed In Mass Shooting At House In South Africa

AT least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a residential building near the South African city of Durban. Gunmen.

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Africa

Abducted South African Journalist Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds

TRIBUTES are pouring in for a veteran South African sports broadcaster who was found dead on Wednesday hours after being abducted when his.

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Consulate Issues Warning To Nigerian Women In South Africa After Deaths Of Eight Women

THE Consulate-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg has issued a safety advisory to Nigerians living in Kempton Park, Rhodesfield and surrounding areas of Ekurhuleni,.

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Africa

South Africa Prosecutors Drop Case Against Suspended Police Chief

SOUTH African prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the country’s suspended police chief after concluding there was insufficient evidence to secure a conviction..

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Africa

US Limits Visas For South African Officials Over Anti-White Discrimination

THE US has announced visa restrictions targeting people it accuses of discriminating against South Africa’s white minority, in the latest escalation of tensions.

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Africa

Multiple Vehicle Road Crash In South Africa Kills 21

A ROAD accident involving multiple vehicles on one of South Africa’s main routes has killed 21 people. The collision on the N1 highway.

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Without Nigeria, Apartheid Would Not Have Ended In South Africa – Obasanjo

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has said apartheid would not have ended in South Africa without Nigeria’s support for the struggle against white minority.

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South Africa Xenophobia: Two More Nigerians Killed As Federal Government Warns Of Consequences

TWO Nigerians, Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo, have been killed in separate incidents in South Africa amid renewed concerns over.

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National Assembly Suspends Engagements With South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks

THE National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and resolved to boycott legislative activities hosted or organised by the Southern.

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Six Nigerians To Be Extradited From South Africa To US Over Alleged R100m Romance Scam

THE South African Police Service (SAPS) says six Nigerians will be extradited to the United States of America over allegations that they defrauded.

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